Is it time to make changes to our laws around electoral donations?
Is it time to make changes to our laws around electoral donations?
19 February 2020
People with alleged links to the National Party will be in court next week, facing charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office.
Meanwhile, the New Zealand First Foundation is now officially being investigated.
Political Commentator Liam Hehir says there's an argument all donations should be completely anonymous.
He says if this was mandatory, so the political parties themselves never knew who donated, it would be impossible to have a system of policy buying or corruption.
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